Templeton, VL, Quebec (1861 census)

Templeton, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,646. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244636. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.582°N, 75.634°W.

Population

In 1861, Templeton, VL had a population of 2,646: 1,540 male and 1,106 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Templeton, VL shared boundaries with:

• Buckingham
• Hull
• Portland
• Wakefield

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,646 total population, 1,540 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,221, 1,106 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,066, 1,004 single males, 712 single females, 512 married males, 366 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 319, 145 adult females unable to read or write, 138 adult males unable to read or write, 114 males attending school, 87 females attending school, 54 male births, 53 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 40, 28 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 2 blind females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 230 males aged 5 to 10, 175 females aged 5 to 10, 170 single males aged 20 to 30, 165 married males aged 20 to 30, 152 single males aged 15 to 20, 145 single females aged 10 to 15, 140 married females aged 20 to 30, 140 single males aged 10 to 15, 138 married males aged 30 to 40, 123 single females aged 15 to 20, 98 married females aged 30 to 40, 96 married males aged 40 to 50, 68 married females aged 40 to 50, 65 males aged 4 to 5, 65 married males aged 50 to 60, 58 males aged 1 to 2, 58 males aged 2 to 3, 45 females age 3 to 4, 45 males aged 3 to 4, 43 females aged 1 to 2, 41 females aged 2 to 3, 40 females aged 4 to 5, 36 married females aged 50 to 60, 32 married males aged 60 to 70, 30 single females aged 20 to 30, 20 married females aged 60 to 70, 20 single males aged 30 to 40, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 8 females of unknown age, 7 males of unknown age, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,589 French Canadians, 698 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 268 persons originating in Ireland, 35 persons originating in Scotland, 26 persons originating in the United States, 25 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in Switzerland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $144,610 value farms (dollars), $48,273 value all livestock, 23,406 bushels of oats, 23,379 acres of land in farms, $19,420 value horses aged over 3 years, 17,987 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,940 pounds of homemade butter, 12,277 bushels of potatoes, $9,000 value farm implements in dollars, 7,941 bushels of spring wheat, 5,392 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,140 pounds of maple sugar, 3,562 acres of farmland under crops, 3,297 bushels of peas, 1,811 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,480 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,435 tons of hay, 1,307 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 1,188 bushels of buckwheat, 1,177 bushels of turnips, 908 acres of oats, 574 sheep, 524 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 516 acres of spring wheat, 511 milk cows, $511 value garden and orchard crops, 387 swine, 382 horses aged over 3 years, 340 bushels of corn, 338 calves and heifers, 271 barrels of pork, 255 acres of peas, 207 bushels of carrots, 207 occupants of farms, 149 acres of potatoes, 123 horses aged 3 years and under, 115 barrels of beef, 113 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 105 bushels of winter wheat, 80 bushels of rye, 65 bushels of barley, 58 bulls, oxen, or steers, 53 acres of buckwheat, 45 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 33 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 19 acres of farmland in gardens, 13 acres of corn, 13 acres of winter wheat, 13 pounds of flax or hemp, 12 acres of turnips, 9 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 acres of rye, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,145 yards of flannel, 286 yards of fulled cloth, $250 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $30 value carriages for hire (dollars), 9 carriages for pleasure, 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: QC039036 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC057035 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q63244636

Sources

Census tabulations from the 1861 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.

Cite this page

Clifford, J. (2026). "Templeton, VL, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/templeton-vl-qc039036-1861/.